The Bootleg Series Vol. 16: Springtime in New York 1980–1985

The Bootleg Series Vol. 16: Springtime in New York 1980–1985 is a compilation album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. The 14th installment in the ongoing Bob Dylan Bootleg Series, it was released by Legacy Records on September 17, 2021.[1] The compilation includes tour rehearsals and outtakes from Shot of Love, Infidels, and Empire Burlesque. The release comes in a two-CD standard edition and a five-disc deluxe edition.[2][3] In addition to the CD releases, a 2-LP and 4-LP were released, with the latter coming from Third Man Records.[4]

The Bootleg Series Vol. 16: Springtime in New York 1980–1985
Compilation album by
ReleasedSeptember 17, 2021 (2021-09-17)
Recorded1980–1985
GenreRock
Length122:00
LabelColumbia
Bob Dylan chronology
Rough and Rowdy Ways
(2020)
The Bootleg Series Vol. 16: Springtime in New York 1980–1985
(2021)
The Bootleg Series Vol. 17: Fragments - Time Out Of Mind Sessions (1996-1997)
(2023)
Bob Dylan Bootleg Series chronology
Vol. 15: Travelin' Thru, 1967–1969
(2019)
Vol. 16: Springtime in New York 1980–1985
(2021)
Vol. 17: Fragments - Time Out Of Mind Sessions (1996-1997)
(2023)

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Bob Dylan unless otherwise mentioned.

Standard edition

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Disc one
No.TitleLength
1."Angelina" (Shot of Love outtake)6:40
2."Need a Woman" (rehearsal)5:15
3."Let's Keep It Between Us" (rehearsal)5:12
4."Price of Love" (Shot of Love outtake)4:15
5."Don't Ever Take Yourself Away" (Shot of Love outtake)4:09
6."Fur Slippers" (Shot of Love outtake)2:48
7."Yes Sir, No Sir" (Shot of Love outtake)2:22
8."Jokerman" (Infidels alternate take)6:12
9."Lord Protect My Child" (Infidels outtake)4:17
10."Blind Willie McTell" (take 5 – Infidels outtake)4:26
11."Don't Fall Apart on Me Tonight" (version 2 – Infidels alternate take)5:28
12."Neighborhood Bully" (Infidels alternate take)4:11
13."Too Late" (band version – Infidels outtake)6:15
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Foot of Pride" (Infidels outtake) 5:54
2."Sweetheart Like You" (Infidels alternate take) 3:41
3."Someone's Got a Hold of My Heart" (Infidels outtake) 4:34
4."I and I" (Infidels alternate take) 4:27
5."Tell Me" (Infidels outtake) 5:01
6."Enough Is Enough" (live at Slane Castle, Ireland) 4:17
7."Tight Connection to My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love)" (Empire Burlesque alternate mix) 5:13
8."Seeing the Real You at Last" (Empire Burlesque alternate take) 4:25
9."Emotionally Yours" (Empire Burlesque alternate take) 3:37
10."Clean Cut Kid" (Empire Burlesque alternate take) 4:42
11."New Danville Girl" (Empire Burlesque outtake)Bob Dylan, Sam Shepard11:52
12."Dark Eyes" (Empire Burlesque alternate take) 4:57

Deluxe 5-CD edition

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Disc one: Rehearsals
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Senor (Tales of Yankee Power)" (rehearsal) 3:50
2."To Ramona" (rehearsal) 3:46
3."Jesus Met the Woman at the Well" (rehearsal)Traditional3:54
4."Mary of the Wild Moor" (rehearsal) 3:31
5."Need a Woman" (rehearsal) 5:13
6."A Couple More Years" (rehearsal)Shel Silverstein, Dennis Locorriere2:51
7."Mystery Train" (Shot of Love outtake)Junior Parker4:27
8."This Night Won't Last Forever" (rehearsal)Bill LaBounty, Roy Freeland3:40
9."We Just Disagree" (rehearsal)Jim Krueger2:45
10."Let's Keep It Between Us" (rehearsal) 5:15
11."Sweet Caroline" (rehearsal)Neil Diamond4:31
12."Fever" (rehearsal)Eddie Cooley, Otis Blackwell3:36
13."Abraham, Martin and John" (rehearsal)Dick Holler3:08
Disc two: Shot of Love outtakes
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Angelina" (Shot of Love outtake) 6:41
2."Price of Love" (Shot of Love outtake) 4:15
3."I Wish It Would Rain" (Shot of Love outtake)Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong, Rodger Penzabene2:59
4."Let It Be Me" (international 7" single B-side)Gilbert Bécaud, Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoë4:29
5."Cold, Cold Heart" (Shot of Love outtake)Hank Williams3:24
6."Don't Ever Take Yourself Away" (Shot of Love outtake) 4:09
7."Fur Slippers" (Shot of Love outtake) 2:49
8."Borrowed Time" (Shot of Love outtake) 4:32
9."Is It Worth It?" (Shot of Love outtake) 3:46
10."Lenny Bruce" (Shot of Love alternate mix) 4:31
11."Yes Sir, No Sir" (Shot of Love outtake) 2:22
Disc three: Infidels sessions
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Jokerman" (Infidels alternate take) 6:13
2."Blind Willie McTell" (Infidels outtake) 4:26
3."Don't Fall Apart on Me Tonight" (version 1 – Infidels alternate take) 7:02
4."Don't Fall Apart on Me Tonight" (version 2 – Infidels alternate take) 5:29
5."Neighborhood Bully" (Infidels alternate take) 4:11
6."Someone's Got a Hold of My Heart" (Infidels outtake) 4:35
7."This Was My Love" (Infidels outtake)Jim Harbert3:55
8."Too Late" (acoustic version – Infidels outtake) 5:49
9."Too Late" (band version – Infidels outtake) 6:16
10."Foot of Pride" (Infidels outtake) 5:54
Disc four: Infidels sessions
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Clean Cut Kid" (Infidels outtake) 5:29
2."Sweetheart Like You" (Infidels alternate take) 3:42
3."Baby What You Want Me to Do" (Infidels outtake)Jimmy Reed3:42
4."Tell Me" (Infidels outtake) 5:02
5."Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground" (Infidels outtake)Willie Nelson3:30
6."Julius and Ethel" (Infidels outtake) 3:35
7."Green, Green Grass of Home" (Infidels outtake)Curly Putman3:45
8."Union Sundown" (Infidels alternate take) 6:15
9."Lord Protect My Child" (Infidels outtake) 4:18
10."I and I" (Infidels alternate take) 4:27
11."Death Is Not the End" (full version – Infidels outtake) 7:08
Disc five: Live appearances and Empire Burlesque outtakes
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Enough Is Enough" (live at Slane Castle, Ireland) 4:18
2."License to Kill" (live on Late Night with David Letterman, March 22, 1984) 4:45
3."I'll Remember You" (Empire Burlesque alternate take) 4:11
4."Tight Connection to My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love)" (Empire Burlesque alternate mix) 5:14
5."Seeing the Real You at Last" (Empire Burlesque alternate take) 4:25
6."Emotionally Yours" (Empire Burlesque alternate take) 3:37
7."Clean Cut Kid" (Empire Burlesque alternate take) 4:42
8."Straight A's in Love" (Empire Burlesque outtake) 3:11
9."When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky" (slow version – Empire Burlesque alternate take) 5:15
10."When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky" (fast version – Empire Burlesque alternate take) 5:45
11."New Danville Girl" (Empire Burlesque outtake)Bob Dylan, Sam Shepard11:52
12."Dark Eyes" (Empire Burlesque alternate take) 4:58

Charts

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Chart performance for The Bootleg Series Vol. 16: Springtime in New York 1980–1985
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 20
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 6
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 13
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[9] 19
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 11
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 46
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 4
Irish Albums (OCC)[13] 10
Italian Albums (FIMI)[14] 37
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[15] 39
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[16] 7
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[17] 12
Scottish Albums (OCC)[18] 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[19] 10
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 5
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 4
UK Albums (OCC)[22] 6
US Billboard 200[23] 40
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[24] 7

References

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  2. ^ "Read the tracklisting for Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Vol. 16". UNCUT. 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
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  5. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Bob Dylan – The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 1980-1985 - Springtime in New York". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  6. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Bob Dylan – The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 1980-1985 - Springtime in New York" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Bob Dylan – The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 1980-1985 - Springtime in New York" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Bob Dylan – The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 1980-1985 - Springtime in New York" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  9. ^ "Hitlisten.NU – Album Top-40 Uge 38, 2021". Hitlisten. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  10. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Bob Dylan – The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 1980-1985 - Springtime in New York" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  11. ^ "Albumit 38/2021" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Bob Dylan – The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 1980-1985 - Springtime in New York" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  13. ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  14. ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 38 (dal 17.9.2021 al 23.9.2021)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
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  16. ^ "Album 2021 uke 38". VG-lista. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  17. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Bob Dylan – The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 1980-1985 - Springtime in New York". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  18. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  19. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Bob Dylan – The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 1980-1985 - Springtime in New York". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  20. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Bob Dylan – The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 1980-1985 - Springtime in New York". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  21. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Bob Dylan – The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 1980-1985 - Springtime in New York". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  22. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  23. ^ "Bob Dylan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  24. ^ "Bob Dylan Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2021.